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The telescope element of the
Webb Telescope is complete ...

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and ready for the most rigorous
battery of testing to date ...

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at NASA Goddard Space Flight
Center.

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The Webb Telescope element,
enclosed in special 4-story ...

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portable clean tent, is moved to
the vibration test facility.

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Goddard had a special vibration
platform built because ...

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Webb is the largest spacecraft
ever tested here.

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These tests simulate the
vibrations Webb will feel ...

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during launch on the Ariane 5
rocket.

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Testing on the ground is
critical to demonstrate ...

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the hardware is safe to launch.

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Next stop: Webb will go into the
acoustic test chamber ...

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at Goddard to undergo sound
pressure testing.

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